Church Street
Church Street
Church Street in 1936
Church Street is a short stretch of road running from Mulcaster Street between the front entrance of the States Buildings and the Town Church. At its junction with Vine Street it becomes Library Place until the junction with Broad Street. The advertisements on this page and the almanac listings show what a diverse range of businesses traded from here in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today the street has very little commercial activity
It was previously known as Rue du Cimetiere, and also as Rue Trousse Cotillon. The latter translates raoughly as 'road to lift up petticoats', a reference to the hazardous, very muddy conditions which ladies with long dresses would encounter when leaving the church to cross to the Royal Square in winter
Almanac listings
There were two public houses in 1874, but these do not appear in the almanac street directory six years later
1874
- 1 J White, tin worker
- 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
- 3 J Le Gresley, publican
- 4 William Bishop, furniture broker
- 7 W Miller, publican
1880
- 1 J White, tin worker
- 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
- 4 Mrs W Bishop, furniture broker
- 5 P Le Sueur, auctioneer and estate agent
1886
- 1 J White, tin worker
- 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
- 3 J N Deslandes, Globe Hotel
- 4 Mrs Rondel, boarding house
- 5 E Louis, French newsagent
- 6 J W Shenton, printer
- 7 T Roberts, shoemaker
1890
No businesses shown
- 1 J White
- 2 J G Pallot
- 6 W Le Couteur
1896
No businesses shown
- 1 F White
- 2 J G Pallot
- 4 A Durand
- 6 J J d'Authreau
- 8 W Willis
1905
- 1 F White
- 2 J W Thelland
- 3 C Messervy
- 3 United Club
- 6 J J d'Authreau
- 8 RJA&HS
- 8 J Woodruff
1915
Residential occupancy omitted
- 1 Gooch and Co
- 2 French Consulate
- 3 United Club
- 4 Jersey Pawnbroking Company
- 8 The Theosophical Society
1930
- 2 Phoenix Assurance (R N Fraser)
- 2 The London Guarantee and Accident Comany
- 3 United Club
- 4 Jersey Pawnbroking Company
1940
- 2 Probation Officer
- 2 Local War Pensions Committee
- 2 London Guarantee
- 2 Phoenix Assurance
- 3 United Club
1950
- 2 Motor Traffic Office
- 2 Phoenix Assurance
- 2 London Guarantee
- 3 United Club
- 4 H W Maillard
- 4 Royal Assurance
- 4 Channel Island Studios
- 4 Channel Island Distributors
- 4 Gresham Life Assurance
- 4 Jersey Stamp Agency
- 4 Southern Counties Car Finance
1960
- 2 Ladies Central Club
- 2 Phoenix Assurance
- 4 H W Maillard and Son
- 4 Lyndon, Rive and Tomes
- 6 Tajmahal
- 8 St John and Red Cross
- Hospital Library
- Church House
- 8 Ladies Club
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Church House in 1968 -
The Grand Hotel du Calvados, which was severely damaged by fire, stood on this corner where a vacant site was awaiting the construction of States offices in 1908 when a crowd gathered to watch a procession from the Royal Square to the Town Church -
A wedding carriage leaves the church and heads for Library Place -
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Church House -
Demolition of Nos 4-6 in 1968 -
Demolition of No 2 in 1971
Businesses
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